Tag Archives: PPM

By Brendan Holland on June 4, 2009 Posted in General FCCThe deadline for submitting comments in the FCC’s rule making proceeding regarding Arbitron’s use of Portable People Meters (PPM) has been set for July 1, 2009. Reply comments are due by July 31st. As we discussed in our earlier post, the FCC has begun a rule making to examine the use of the PPM technology… Continue Reading

By David Oxenford on May 18, 2009 Posted in EEO Compliance/Diversity,General FCC,Multiple Ownership RulesThe FCC today issued a Notice of Inquiry into the use of the Portable People Meter technology of radio audience measurement now being rolled out by Arbitron in radio markets throughout the country. Several months ago, various groups petitioned the FCC for an inquiry into the PPM, contending that it has certain methodological flaws that undercounted… Continue Reading

By David Oxenford on October 10, 2008 Posted in Advertising IssuesWe recently wrote about the controversy before the FCC about Arbitron‘s roll-out of the Portable People Meter ("PPM"). A number of broadcast groups, particularly those who target minority audiences with their programming, have requested that the FCC hold a hearing as to whether the introduction of the PPM in a number of major radio markets should be allowed, arguing… Continue Reading

By David Oxenford on September 6, 2008 Posted in EEO Compliance/Diversity,General FCC,Public Interest Obligations/LocalismLast week, the FCC released a Public Notice asking for comments on whether it should begin a Section 403 investigation into the use of Arbitron’s Portable People Meter ("PPM"). A coalition of broadcast groups, the "PPM Coalition," principally comprised of broadcasters providing service to minority communities, sought the investigation as a way of delaying the implementation… Continue Reading

About David Oxenford

David Oxenford represents broadcasting and digital media companies in connection with
regulatory, transactional and intellectual property issues. He has represented broadcasters before the Federal Communications Commission, the courts and other government agencies for over 30 years. Continue Reading

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David is a partner at the law firm of Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP, practicing out of its Washington, DC office. He has represented broadcasters for over 30 years on a wide array of matters from the negotiation and structuring of station purchase and sale agreements to regulatory matters. His regulatory expertise includes all areas of broadcast law including the FCC’s multiple ownership limitations, the political broadcasting rules, EEO policy, advertising issues, and other programming matters and FCC technical rules.